Newsweek, 1950
"...one of the best and most unusual of recent novels."
Saturday Review of Literature, 1950
"...written with remarkable virtuosity..."
Kirkus Reviews, 1950
"A study in nuance of character and atmosphere, this is delicately oriented and finely drawn."
Book Description
A Long Day's Dying is a mid-twentieth-century Jamesian novel that foreshadows many of the themes in Mr. Buechner's later writing—faith, trust, and the complex relations of family and friends. The story follows Tristram Bone, a rotund man of wealth and "organized leisure" but a failure with women, and Elizabeth Poor, a rich, charming, and beautiful widow and Bone's unrequited love interest, through a series of encounters with friends and family, affairs real and imagined, gossip, jealousy, and innuendo. We also meet Bone's servant Emma and his pet monkey Simon; the novelist George Motley; the arrogant and seductive academic Paul Steitler, Elizabeth's naïve son Lee, and her omniscient mother Maroo.
From the Publisher
In 1950 Frederick Buechner published his first novel, A LONG DAY'S DYING, to great acclaim. In the intervening 53 years he has written more than a dozen novels that have encompassed themes such as politics, myth, fairy tale, theology, and Shakespeare. He has been runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize, nominated for the National Book Award, and has been honored by and is a member of the American Academy of Arts & Letters. Out of print for more than 40 years, A LONG DAY'S DYING is once again available to a new generation of readers who have discovered Mr. Buechner's work. Brook Street Press is honored to reissue A LONG DAY'S DYING. It will be of great interest to those who have eagerly read Mr. Buechner's novels; they will now have the chance to experience how this successful and beloved author began his writing career.
About the Author
Frederick Buechner's writing career has included the publication of more than thirty fiction and nonfiction titles. His highly acclaimed novels have included a runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize (Godric) and a nomination for the National Book Award (Brendan). Buechner has been honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature.
A Long Day's Dying FROM THE PUBLISHER
In 1950 Frederick Buechner published his first novel, A Long Day's Dying, to great acclaim. In the intervening 53 years he has written more than a dozen novels that have encompassed themes such as politics, myth, fairy tale, theology, and Shakespeare. He has been runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize, nominated for the National Book Award, and has been honored by and is a member of the American Academy of Arts & Letters. Out of print for more than 40 years, A Long Day's Dying is once again available to a new generation of readers who have discovered Mr. Buechner's work.
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